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3.3.1.9.(3)
OS3
ObjectiveOS3 Safety in Use
Attribution
Application
Application 1: 
Maximum horizontal projection of obstructions located within 1 980 mm of the floor of an exit passageway, a public corridor, a corridor used by the public or a corridor serving classrooms or patients' sleeping rooms.
This applies to buildings described in Sentence 1.3.3.2.(1) of Division A.
Application 2: 
This also applies to tents and air-supported structures, as stated in Sentences 3.1.6.1.(1) and 9.10.1.2.(1).
Exceptions: 
except as stated in:
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Intent
Intent 1: 
To limit the probability that a person with a visual disability will hit an obstruction in a corridor that cannot be detected by a cane, which could lead to harm to persons.
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